Features

Standard Catalog of World Coinsby George S. Cuhaj(Krause Publications)

Commemorative issue

50th Anniversary of D-Day - Normandy Invasion

Obverse

Effigy of queen Elizabeth II facing right, date below

Lettering:QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND
RDM
1994

Engraver:Raphael David Maklouf

Raphael David Maklouf is a sculptor, best known for designing the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II used on the coins of many Commonwealth nations.
Maklouf was born in Jerusalem emigrating with his family to the United Kingdom after the Second World War. He attended the Camberwell School of Art until 1958, afterward becoming an academic lecturer for ten years. He was made an Associate of the Royal Society of British Sculptors in 1979.
Raphael Maklouf was born to a Jewish family. His father is Samuel Maklouf, born in Safed, Raphael Makouf's mother is Leonie Maklouf.

Reverse

Airplanes in flight within circle, denomination below
Three Airspeed AS.51 Horsa, British troop-carrying glider in flight within circle, denomination below